[2018] In a recent article in Food Policy, “Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs,” Thomas Jayne, Nicole Mason, William J. Burke, and Joshua Ariga evaluate the success of input subsidy programs (ISPs) in Africa. Jayne and his co-authors find that ISPs, government programs that subsidize the price of fertilizer for farmers, have short-term benefits for some farmers, but weakly contribute to long-term economic development.

[2015] An overview of fertilizer statistics in Tanzania from 2011 to 2014 based on Official trade data obtained from Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and validated by Tanzania Fertilizer Technical Working Group (FTWG-TAN).

[2017] This Enabling The Business of Agriculture section of fertilizer shows the opportunities for countries to implement laws and regulations that improve access to fertilizer, promote fertilizer use, and increase agricultural productivity.Read more →

[2016] This book titled: Enabling The Business Of Agriculture 2016: Comparing Regulatory good practices, is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions measures and monitors regulations that affect the functioning of agriculture and agribusiness.

[2012] The goal of this study conducted by IFDC is to estimate the fertilizer requirements needed to achieve nationwide country investment plan crop production targets and to identify the primary constraints in the fertilizer supply chain that might hinder the flow of fertilizers in Mozambique.

[2012] The goal of this study conducted by IFDC is to estimate the fertilizer requirements needed to achieve nationwide country investment plan crop production targets and to identify the primary constraints in the fertilizer supply chain that might hinder the flow of fertilizers in Tanzania. Read more →

[2012]The goal of this study conducted by IFDC is to estimate the fertilizer requirements needed to achieve nationwide country investment plan crop production targets and to identify the primary constraints in the fertilizer supply chain that might hinder the flow of fertilizers in Kenya. Read more →

[ 2012] This study was commissioned and funded by USAID under the Feed the Future Initiative, and is part of a set of studies covering 12 countries in sub saharan Africa in support of the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership. Read more →

[2012] The goal of this study conducted by IFDC is to estimate the fertilizer requirements needed to achieve nationwide country investment plan crop production targets and to identify the primary constraints in the fertilizer supply chain that might hinder the flow of fertilizers in Ghana. Read more →

[2012] The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) was founded to bolster the markets that provide inputs to smallholder farmers and contribute to an African Green Revolution. Read more →